Gearing.



A. RODGERS & W. C. WHITE.

' GBARING. APPLICATION FILED MAB.22, 1909.

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.ARCHIBALD RODGERS AND WLLIAM C. WHITE, OF COLUMBUS, OHO.

GEARING.

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pplcatioii filed March 22, 1909. Serial No. 484,965.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that we, ARCHIBALD Ronc- Ens and iViLLiAir C. dTiiirn citizens ot the ing inacliine.

United States, residing at Columbus, in the county ot' Franklin and State of Ohio, have:

invented certain new and useful Improvements in (tearing, of which the following is a specification.

Uur invention relates to chincs of that class in which an oscillatory shaft carrying a washing or agitatinfjy device is mounted in a clothes receptacle, and the objects ot our invention are to provide an improved washinginachine of this class embodying in connection with the means for imparting an oscillatory movement to the agitator shaft, improved connectionsI with. illy-wheel operating means, and to washing nial}L.iroduce other improvements the details ol construction and arrangement of parts ot' which will be more tully pointed ont hereinafter. 'll'hese objects we accomplish in the draiif'ings, in which:

Figure l is a partial lvertical section and in the accompanying' partialA side elevation ot' our improved wash* l Fig. 2 is a View in elevation of the washing" receptacle at right angles with that; shown in lfig. 1, and showingy t'or the sake ot-elcai'ness the socketed portion of the operating lever in section, Fig. 3 is a transverse section on line ic-ai otFig. l. and showing' tor the lsake ot' cl `arness, the greater portion of the tub or receptacle but# toni, broken away, and, Fig'. 4 is a plan view et the central portion ot" the upper side ot the tub or clothes receptacle.

Similar i'iunierals ret'er to s'iinilar parts throughout the several views.

in carni/ing ont our inueiition, we employ a tulrlilte reeeptai'zle vl which is supported upon suitable legs or standards Si. the latter being connected liv cross traine li; ll. The upper side oi the tub or receptach'f. pro vided with a tixed top section 4, to which is hinged a lid or cover section 'lhe cover section 5 has atlixcd to its upper side above thefcenter ol the tub` thebase of an upright bearing body (i, in the upper end portion of which is journaled the upper end of a vertical. shaft 7, said shat't passing downward through an opening in the cover 5 and carru ing on its lower end a closed agitating and washing device commonly known as a dollyA id which preferably consists of a disk-like hotly 8 from the underside of the marginal I formed with an uprie'iitliefu'l i3 opening` which portion ot' which extends downwardly and outwardly thel inclined pins or beaters 81. As will be obvious, however,l other 'orn'is of clothes washing and agitating members may be substituted for that herein shown.

Upon the shaft within the enlarged l base )o1-tion ot the bearine liodv t3. is cai'- ried a pinion wheel and this pinion Wheel, which projects without the base ot the bearingl member. engages teeth it) formed in one side of the horizontal portion of an operatingrack liar it, said bar being prevented from iiioving outward away from the pinion, b v a ruido bracket .i2 which projects upwardly "l'i'oin the cover section 5. rthe outer portion ot' they operating rack bar ll1 extended over a nl beyond the n'iarginal portion ot' the cover section -lbeingl slightly inclined upward, as saown.

12 represents a metallic brat-liet which is atli'xed to the side ol the tub l, said bracket beine' protidcd at or near the center of its height. with outwardly projecting lugs l2a with the lower ends of which are pivoted' the divertring' arnis 13 ot a lever 13. The ini'nrned upper end portion ot this lever is in the 'upper end ol` which is Yt'ornied a handle receiving'socket 12S, which is adapted to receive detach'alily the lower end of an operating handle l4. lilith the head 13" is pivotally connected the outer 'a rounded socket 13, which extends in the direction ot' the length of the head and which is interseeted in the lower portion of said head by an opening* 13 which o1" substantially oval outline. TWithin the socket 13 is iiioi'alily mounted a bearing plunger ll5 which is round in cross section and which has formed therethrough diainetrically an receives loosely the pin ter niiiiation Tio of the upper horizontal arm of an angular shalt 16. The vertical arm of this shaft is journaled in bearing projections 17 of the upper and lower end portions of the bracket 12. The lower end portion of the shaft 1G has connected therewith anarm 1S which extends beneath the tub body and which has its outer end pivotally connected atlbm' with This driving arni has its remaining end pivotally connected eccentrically with a gear wheel 20 which is pivotally supported from the loottom la of the tub at one side ot the center thereof. The teeth oiu the gear wheel 2O mesh end oli the rack bar il.' ytreading into the lower end of the lieadflBb 1s a driving arm 19.

which carries a comparatively large fly A washing machine is. substantially as follows:

' the handle 14, a backward and forward or movement of the head on said bearing plunger'in the outward and' inward movements of the lever.

readily be understood that a comparatively ol the lever 12?, it is obvious that a sufficient oscillatory movement lis imparted to the described, a rotary motion of the gear Athis operation,

` with those of a pinion 21 which is carried on Il a vertical shaft 22, the ends of which arejoiirl naled in bearing members 23 and 24 which are i secured respectively to the underside of the i tub body 1 and to the upper sides of tne cross traine members 3 at their junction.

The shaft 22 has a central hub member wheel 25.

The operation of the herein describedl By rocking or moving outward and inward,

reciprocating motion of the operating rack bar 11 lis produced which through the cngagement of its teeth with the pinion 9 imparts the usual oscillatory movement to the shaft 7 and the a itator or washing device 8. In this inwar and outward movement From this operation, it will simple flexible connection is provided between the operating lever and the ily wheel operating shaft, which will result when the handle le is moved outward and inward, in imparting a rapid motion to the compara.- tively heavy fly wheel, the impetus of which will serve to greatly lessen the work ot operating the lever. v

lt will be observed that .by our construction, the fly wheel and' ear wheels are so, arranged bei'neatlllthe tu as to avoid the danger of clothing being caught thereby and all other accidents which may occur when the gearing or any part thereof. is arranged at the side ol the tub or projected roin beneath the latter.

It will be observed that the improved connection herein described between the fly wheeloperating shaft and the operating lever presents a neat and substantial appearance and is of such construction as to insure its positive operation without tendency toward getting out ot order.

Vhat we claim, is:

1. The combination with a fulcruined lever having' a headprovided with an elongated lsocket therein, said 'Socket being intersected by a transverse opening in said head, and a bearing plunger treeto rotate and move longitudinally in said socket, of.

a pivoted ily wheel, gear wheels for imparting a rotary motion to said Hy wheel, a ]our; naled shaft having one of its ends engaging an opening in said bearing plunger and its remaining end connected eccentrically with one of said gear wheels.

2. The combination of an oscillatory driven shaft, a pinion carried by said driven shaft, a rack member, meshing with said pinion, a fulcruined lever having a head provided with an elongated socket therein,i said socket being intersected by a transverse opening in said head, a bearing plunger free to rotate and move longitudinally in said socket, a rotative ily wheel, a shaft, one end of said shaft being disposed at an angle to the remainder ot the shaft and engaging an opening in said bearing plunger, an 'arm mounted upon the opposite end of said shaft,

and connections between the last named arm and the fly wheel.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

ARCHIBALD nonsens. WILLIAM C. WHITE.

Witnesses:

C. C. Simeri-inni). A. L. PiinLrs. 

